Animals

Ream's Market in Elburn

Proclamation Celebrating 70th Anniversary of Ream's Meat Market in Elburn

The Kane County Board recognized Ream's Meat Market in Elburn, ...
Kane County Certified Naturalist Sue Mikowski takes an up-close look at the keeled scales of a water snake during a KCCN field trip.

Good Natured: Kane County Certified Naturalists

​When was the last time you looked at the keeled scales on a water sna...
Meet Piggly Wiggly

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Piggly Wiggly

​“The best way to get a puppy to do something is to make it fun for hi...
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Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Butter Burger

​Cats are connoisseurs of comfort...
This earthen pot, smaller than a dime, is the work of a Eumenes potter wasp. The open hole indicates this nest is empty; a nest with an egg inside will be sealed at the lip and should be left in place.

Good Natured: Potter Wasp's Nest

​Some folks live in houses decorated with sophisticated 'objets d’art'...
A turkey vulture, or TV, warily guards its dinner. The bird’s nearly naked head is an adaptation to its diet, which is nearly 100% carrion.

Good Natured: Nature’s Dinner Guests in Kane County

When I was a kid, eating out was pretty big deal...
Tasked with hunting aquatic prey yet lacking water-repellent feathers, cormorants spend a significant amount of time drying off after feeding.  Adults are brown-black while immature birds are lighter in color with a pale neck and breast.

Good Natured: The Cormorant Family

“They're creepy and they're kooky,Mysterious and spooky,They're altoge...
As dusk sets in, thousands of swifts, Chaetura pelagica, make their way into an uncapped, unlined chimney in Geneva, IL.

Good Natured: Chimney Swift Migration Season

​If you’re someone with FOMO—Fear of Missing Out—the following story m...
Meet Charli

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Charli

“My relationship with cats has saved me from a deadly pervasive ignora...
The recent Friday the 13th started off unlucky for this great horned owl, but got better when rescuers arrived.  The owl's third eyelid is visible on its right eye, but the eye itself was uninjured.

Good Natured: A Great Horned Owl Rescue

​The call came in at 8 a...